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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-TN-005	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-14-01 (Communicable and Environmental Diseases), Rules.15,.25,.26 and.27Rules of the Tennessee Department of Health, Chapter 1200-14-01, Communicable and Environmental Diseases (compilation dated November 2004…	Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services	TennesseeState	June 7, 1974	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-020	Executive Order No. 7Requirement that Face Coverings be Worn at Metropolitan Government Buildings	Mayor John Cooper	Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyCity	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-055	Substitute Ordinance: Face Covering/Mask Ordinance (new chapter under Title 9 of the Code of Ordinances)Face Covering/Mask Ordinance	Council of the City of Memphis	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-009	Order 8 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksOrder 8 (mandatory face coverings for members of the public; supersedes Amended and Reinstated Order 4)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	June 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-034	Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-1COVID-19 Face Covering Regulation	Knox County Board of Health	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	July 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-021	Executive Order No. 54An Order Providing Local Governments with Authority Concerning Face Coverings	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-085	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses)Order of July 9, 2020 requiring facial coverings in courthouses and courtrooms	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TN-015	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14Constitutionality of Governmental Mandate to Wear Face Coverings	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-012	Order 10 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two with Additional ModificationsOrder 10 (Downtown and Midtown: Limited Service Restaurants closed to the public through August 16, 2020; open-container ban)	Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (Downtown and Midtown; Central Improvement District)County	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-072	Shelby County Face Mask Directive No. 4Face Mask Directive No. 4 (masks required for residents, visitors, services and businesses; businesses shall require and post notice)	Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-073	Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 18Health Directive No. 18 (food and beverage service ends at midnight; fixed paired bar seats; two-hour limit; no indoor dancing; courthouse…	Shelby County Health Department	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TN-031	Executive Order No. 77An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19 by Extending Executive Order No. 73, as Amended	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-049	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-019	Order 13 from the Interim Chief Medical DirectorOrder 13 (crowd sizes above ten indoors or 25 outdoors prohibited; seated bar service only; entry ends 1:00 a.m.; closed 2:00-5:00 a.m.…	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Mar. 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-023	Amended and Restated Order 8 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksAmended and Restated Order 8 (face coverings; businesses shall require; K-12 schools shall require)	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 9, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-043	Knox County Health Department Regulation 2021-1COVID-19 Face Covering Regulation (Health Department regulation replacing Board of Health Regulation 2020-1)	Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Officer and Knox County Health Director	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 12, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-022	Order 14 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Modified Phase Four (amended May 7, 2021), with Twelfth Amended and Restated Order 10Order 14 (Modified Phase Four) and Twelfth Amended and Restated Order 10 (Downtown and Midtown)	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 16, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-032	Executive Order No. 80An Order Amending Executive Order No. 77	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 27, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. TN-050	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering RequirementsOrder Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering Requirements	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	May 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-001	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-1-201Power to quarantine	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by the Commissioner of Health	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-003	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-609Orders of county health officer (quarantine of a place or person; closure of a public establishment, facility, or building)	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by county health officers	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-016	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 21-15Authority Issues Involving County Health Departments	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-002	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-5-104Quarantine - Penalty for escape (duty of local health authorities to isolate or quarantine the case or premise)	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by local (municipal and county) health authorities and the Commissioner of Health	TennesseeState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-006	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107Emergency management powers of the governor	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the Governor	TennesseeState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-013	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-23-01 (Food Service Establishment), Rules.01(20),.02(7)(a) and.03(3)(b)Rules of the Tennessee Department of Health, Chapter 1200-23-01, Food Service Establishment (compilation dated January 2005, as published by…	Tennessee Department of Health, Division of General Environmental Health	TennesseeState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services, Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-14-01 (Communicable and Environmental Diseases), Rules.15,.25,.26 and.27 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-005)
Mayor John Cooper, Executive Order No. 7 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-020)
Council of the City of Memphis, Substitute Ordinance: Face Covering/Mask Ordinance (new chapter under Title 9 of the Code of Ordinances) (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-055)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 8 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks (June 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-009)
Knox County Board of Health, Knox County Board of Health Regulation 2020-1 (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-034)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 54 (July 3, 2020) (Ex. TN-021)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order of July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses) (Ex. TN-085)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TN-015)
Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 10 from the Chief Medical Director: Phase Two with Additional Modifications (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-012)
Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer), Shelby County Face Mask Directive No. 4 (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-072)
Shelby County Health Department, Shelby County Health Order and Directive No. 18 (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-073)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 77 (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. TN-031)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. TN-049)
Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 13 from the Interim Chief Medical Director (Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-019)
Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Amended and Restated Order 8 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks (Apr. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-023)
Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Officer and Knox County Health Director, Knox County Health Department Regulation 2021-1 (Apr. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-043)
Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 14 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Modified Phase Four (amended May 7, 2021), with Twelfth Amended and Restated Order 10 (Apr. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-022)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 80 (Apr. 27, 2021) (Ex. TN-032)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering Requirements (May 14, 2021) (Ex. TN-050)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by the Commissioner of Health, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-1-201 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-001)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by county health officers, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-609 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-003)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 21-15 (May 26, 2021) (Ex. DUT-TN-016)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by local (municipal and county) health authorities and the Commissioner of Health, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-5-104 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-002)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the Governor, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-006)
Tennessee Department of Health, Division of General Environmental Health, Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 1200-23-01 (Food Service Establishment), Rules.01(20),.02(7)(a) and.03(3)(b) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-013)

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